Cupid's Queer Comedy Special

Live, love, and laugh with Improbable Comedy and Comedy Bonfyre at their “Cupid Comedy Special.” The show features Dylan Adler (Comedy Central) headlining along with Ginny Hogan, Paul Mooney, and host Kenny Rooster.

Comedy Bonfyre is a D.C.-based comedy and storytelling production, produced by Ambi Narula and Lyka Miranda. Comedy Bonfyre shows bring the heat, laughter, and good vibes just like a real bonfire.

Sunday, February 11th, 2024 at 6pm

Silver Spring Black Box, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910

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Lineup:

Kenny Rooster

Paul Mooney

Miss Chocolate

Dylan Adler

This show is part of SPRUNG!, a five-day comedy festival by Improbable Comedy.
SPRUNG! includes:
February 7: MOTHER of All Comedy Shows in partnership with Grassroots Comedy

February 8: The Originals

February 9: Mic Divas

February 10: Comedy as a Second Language

February 11: Cupid Comedy Special with Comedy Bonfyre

Tickets and more information are at www.improbablecomedy.com/sprung

Talent Bios
Kenny Rooster is a DC-born queer comedian living in Baltimore, who has been performing at colleges, bars, comedy clubs, and house shows up and down the east coast. When Kenny isn’t cracking up crowds, you can find them doing drag as Dickolas Cage, hosting music bingo games, and aggressively chasing down cute dogs on the street whose owners clearly don’t want to be bothered. Credits include the Seattle International Comedy Competition, Magoobys Joke House, Stonewall, the Broadway Comedy Club, The Port Comedy Club, The Lou Room Comedy Club, and the DC Comedy Loft

Paul “Moonshine” Mooney is a comedian and musician in Washington DC. Their solo musical work is a wholly original and wildly entertaining blend of musical comedy on the piano and original folk music on the banjo. They are also a violinist, playing with the band Cecil & Delilah and other small collaborations. Comedically, they specialize in alternative comedy, utilizing songs, storytelling, presentations, and artifacts, in addition to traditional standup. They have organized and hosted comedy shows at various venues throughout the city. They can be found on Instagram @paul.moonshine.

Miss Chocolate is that seasoned comedian, actor, producer, and spoken word artist that you never knew you needed. She has performed at The Kennedy Center, The Laugh Factory, The Queer Comedy Festival, The Story District LGBTQIA Out/Spoken Festival and numerous clubs in the continental U.S. She was awarded the 2021 Best of Washington Alice Award for Female Comedian of the Year. She was featured in The Washington Blade QUEERY feature, and The METROWEEKLY.

She was a featured actor with the Brave Soul Collective appearing at The Anacostia Playhouse in The Blessings, a play written and directed by Alan Sharpe. She played the lead actor in The Butterfly Waltz, a play about a Lesbian relationship and Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence, showing at the Kennedy Center, written and directed by Pamela Jafari.

She is in great demand for her comedic approach speaking at numerous motivational conferences concerning self-esteem in young people and her greatest passions – speaking on Women’s Heart Health, LGBTQIA Advocacy and Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence.

Dylan Adler is a comedian, actor, writer, and musician based in NYC and LA. He’s currently a writer on the Late Late Show with James Corden where he also performed Stand Up and was a Sports Correspondent. He was recently named a Comic You Should and Will Know by Vulture Magazine. He’s also performed for Comedy Central and the New York Comedy Festival as a Comic To Watch . His show with Kelly Bachman Rape Victims are Horny Too with Kelly was written up by Paste Magazine and ranked #2 in Paste Magazine’s 12 Best Comedy Albums of 2022.

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About SPRUNG!

SPRUNG! is Silver Spring’s comedy festival presented by Improbable Comedy. Hundreds of comedy lovers will come to enjoy five nights of comedy at the Silver Spring Black Box from February 7-11, 2024. Let’s get out and laugh! Our lineup includes new shows and audience favorites, including the MOTHER of All Comedy Shows, The Originals: All Native Stand-Up, Comedy, MIC DIVAS, Comedy as a Second Language, and Cupid Comedy Special.

About Improbable Comedy:
Founded by social-worker-turned-comedy-producer Kim Levone, Improbable Comedy has hosted more than 150 shows in local venues around the DMV. The goal has been to transform the industry by giving the mic to hilarious comedians who have been underrepresented on stage. Since our first show at Vicino’s restaurant in 2012, we have brought big laughs to theatres, bars, swanky clubs, and people’s homes. We now have regular shows at Busboys & Poets and the Arts Barn as well as bigger events with the Montgomery Parks Department and at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre.

Please Note: Due to the nature of live performance, we sometimes have to make a last minute change in the lineup of performers. We appreciate your understanding and patience. It is always our aim to present a great show for our audience.

**Important: Please note the venue’s covid policies .**